Category: Nintendo

Standard and Deluxe Editions available.

Lost in Cult has announced an absolutely beautiful new book in the form of Animal Well: Design Works, available for pre-order now in both standard and deluxe variants.

Due for release in Summer 2026, the book delves into the creation of Animal Well in collaboration with solo developer Billy Basso, executive producer Dan Adelman, and publisher Bigmode. It’ll contain unseen prototypes, behind-the-scenes development insights, and conversations with the creative team, alongiside a bevy of gorgeous artwork, of course.

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What could it be..?

Despite Donkey Kong Bananza being a little over two months away from its 17th July release, much mystery surrounds the upcoming platformer.

Case in point, a new discovery from user ‘Triistan’ on Famiboards seems to point towards the game containing some sort of local multiplayer component. Make sure to slot this into the filing cabinet labelled ‘nebulous’, because it’s all a little vague at this point, but there’s definitely some weight behind it.

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“We have had to make certain compromises”.

Late last year, Palworld developer Pocketpair announced that it was scrapping the Poké Ball-like summoning mechanic from its game as a result of its ongoing Nintendo lawsuit. Well, it looks like the changes aren’t stopping there, as the dev has today announced that more “disappointing” changes are yet to come.

In a new tweet, the company confirmed that the 2024 Pal Sphere update was indeed “a result of the ongoing litigation” and that the team was disappointed by its removal, but “the alternative would have led to an even greater deterioration of the gameplay experience for players”.

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And original Switch, of course.

Nintendo has released its end-of-year financial update and, as per the norm, it has reconfimed release dates/windows for its major upcoming titles.

It’s a little bit different this time, of course, since we’re now also factoring in Nintendo Switch 2, so the schedule is undoubtedly looking a bit more stacked than we’ve been used to the last year or so. Headliners include Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza, with Switch 2 leveraging third-party support with the likes of Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition, Street Fighter 6, Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut, and more.

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Launching in Japan this August.

SNK has announced another two ACA NEOGEO collections. ACA NEOGEO Selection Vol. 5 and ACA NEGO Selection Vol. 2 will be coming to the Nintendo Switch on 7th August 2025 in Japan. There’s no mention of a local release.

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“You think Mario Kart competes with a game like this”.

Rockstar Games blew up the internet this week with the second official trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI and it’s led to all sorts of discussion about the current state of the industry including the future pricing of games (yes, it’s come up again).

Former Rockstar animator Mike York, who previously worked on Grand Theft Auto 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2, has now chimed in with comments about how the “detail” and amount of “realism” in the new GTA will justify its price point while throwing shade at the new Mario Kart World game and its pricing – suggesting Nintendo’s game simply can’t compete:

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David Hayter, Matt Mercer, and more.

Sega has announced the English voiceover cast for the upcoming Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut on Nintendo Switch 2, launching on 5th June 2025. In addition, the new theme song “Bubble” by Shōnan no Kaze has been introduced in a new trailer, which you can view above.

Headlining the cast is YouTuber and voice actor Yong Yea, who will be providing the voice for protagonist Kazuma Kiryu. Meanwhile, Topher Ngo will take care of singing duties during specific minigames. We’ve also got the likes of David Hayter, Matt Mercer, Kaiji Tang, Risa Mei, and more.

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You’ll need a Silver Will to make it.

Falcom has shared the release date for Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, the remake of the first game in the Trails series. And it’s landing on Switch (no Switch 2 version revealed, yet) on 19th September 2025, as announced in Weekly Famitsu (thanks, Gematsu, Ryokutya2089).

The upcoming remake is being published by GungHo Entertainment in the West, but the big news is that the game is getting a simultaneous worldwide release. So we can expect some follow-up confirmation from GungHo relatively soon.

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Now Japan’s 7th largest business.

Regardless of the drop-off in Switch sales in recent years, we knew that this generation had been a good one for Nintendo’s financials. It has been so good, in fact, that the House of Mario has just surpassed another massive milestone in its latest Japanese market valuation (thanks, NintendoWire).

According to the market capitalisation tracker CompaniesMarketCap, Nintendo has now surpassed the $100 billion line in market valuation. This is the first time that the Big N has reached 12 digits, and, with a current estimated value of $100.16 billion, it’s quickly closing in on the title of the sixth-largest Japanese company in the world — currently held by Fast Retailing on $100.91 billion.

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Get a closer look at the Arsenal’s capabilities.

In case you missed it, Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion is bringing the battle to Switch 2 this September.

In an update, Marvelous USA has now shared a “combat basics” trailer – giving fans a closer look at the Arsenal’s capabilities for “fast-past combat, and a glimpse of some of the titanic bosses waiting to challenge players’ skills”.

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